A NEW multi-storey car park which has caused chaos for drivers trying to do their Christmas shopping is to be redesigned in the new year.

Asda, owners of the car park at Winsford Cross Shopping Centre, has promised to reconfigure the layout to make it easier for cars and pedestrians to get in and out, after problems were highlighted in the Chronicle.

The £2m car park, which was built by Balfour Beattie under instruction from Winsford Cross Shopping Centre owner Modus, has infuriated drivers, who say the entrance is too narrow and there is too little room to park.

Asda, which took over ownership of the car park once building was complete, has promised to sort out the problems.

Blueprints of the revamped car park will not be available until the new year, but Asda officials have walked round the building to identify difficulties.

'It is recommended that there are some issues over the car park and once Christmas is out of the way we are going to reconfigure it and improve it.

'We made a decision not to do anything before Christmas because it is so busy. But toward January we will be looking at improving it.

'We have had some experts take a look at the problem and the big thing we feel is wrong is the crossovers, which we need to stop to improve the flow. We will also do work to make it safer and better for pedestrians. More signage is needed and exits need to be made clearer.'

The car park replaced a multi-storey bulldozed earlier this year. It was regarded as an 'ugly' structure and had become a magnet for gangs of youths.

The new building is part of a multi-million pound refurbishment project to Winsford Cross shopping Centre, which included highways works, sprucing up walkways and shopping malls, and building shopping units.